S.E.A. 171, P.L. 19 Effective: July 1, 2024 Amends the circumstances under which reasonable efforts to reunify a child with the child's parent, guardian, or custodian or preserve a child's family are not required. Read the bill at: https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2024/bills/senate/171 … [Read more...] about Reunification plan for a child in need of services
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Absenteeism and school attendance
S.E.A. 282, P.L. 125Effective: July 1, 2024 Read the bill at: https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2024/bills/senate/282 … [Read more...] about Absenteeism and school attendance
Communication between caregivers and parents
H.E.A. 1051, P.L. 45 Effective: July 1, 2024 Adds language providing that supporting and facilitating two-way communication between parents and foster parents, or kinship caregivers is a state policy. Read the bill at: https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2024/bills/house/1051 … [Read more...] about Communication between caregivers and parents
DCS technical changes and adoption subsidies
H.E.A. 1064, P.L. 46 Effective: July 1, 2024 Relocates the definition of "foster youth". Defines "licensed kinship caregiver". Makes the following changes regarding state adoption subsidies: (1) Removes the age requirement for eligibility. (2) Provides that a child who is a ward of the Department of Child Services (DCS) is considered hard to place for purposes of eligibility. … [Read more...] about DCS technical changes and adoption subsidies
Courts for children three years of age and younger in need of services
H.E.A. 1101, P.L. 51 Effective: July 1, 2024 Establishes a safe baby court as a type of problem solving court. Provides that a child in need of services is an eligible individual for purposes of a problem solving court program. Read the bill at: https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2024/bills/house/1101 … [Read more...] about Courts for children three years of age and younger in need of services